Based on customer adoption of our subscription licensing model, effective January 1, 2018, new software licenses* for PTC's core solutions and ThingWorx platform will be available only by subscription in the Americas and Western Europe**.
For a complete list of countries included in these regions, click HERE.
For the complete subscription announcement press release, click HERE.
Subscription is a way to access PTC software licenses in a pay-as-you-go model rather than access by one large upfront cost. When you subscribe to PTC software, you’ll also get:
Customers purchasing subscriptions benefit from:
Whether you’re ready to move to subscription now or just looking into it, PTC is working hard to bring customers like you the products and solutions that make every day better.
*Subscription policy for new licenses excludes Kepware at this time.
**Argentina, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela
For countries not listed, PTC currently plans to continue offering both perpetual and subscription licenses after January 1, 2018, while continuing to analyze subscription adoption in those regions.